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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis chicken is delicious in tacos, and then I used the leftovers for taco salad the next day. Chicken would also work great for burritos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recipe adapted from Carlsbad Cravings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- 2\u00a0lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts<\/li>
- 1\u00a0TBSP olive oil<\/li>
- 1\u00a0c.\u00a0Herdez mild or medium salsa verde\u00a0<\/li>
- 1\/3-1\/2\u00a0c.\u00a0honey<\/li>
- 1\/2\u00a0c. lime juice<\/li>
- 1 1\/2\u00a0tsp. chili powder<\/li>
- 1 1\/2\u00a0tsp. salt<\/li>
- 1\u00a0tsp. onion powder<\/li>
- 1\u00a0tsp. garlic powder<\/li>
- 1\/2\u00a0tsp. smoked paprika<\/li>
- 1\/2\u00a0tsp. cumin<\/li>
- 1\/4\u00a0tsp. pepper<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Rub chicken breasts with olive oil and place in the bottom of your slow cooker. Add all of the remaining ingredients . Cook on HIGH for 2-4 hours or on LOW for 6-7 hours or until chicken is tender enough to shred.<\/li>
- Remove chicken to a cutting board, and let rest 5 minutes before shredding (there will be a lot of liquid remaining).<\/li>
- Return shredded chicken and let cook on low for an additional 20-30 minutes to absorb some of the liquid\/juices. Drain excess liquid before serving or use tongs to remove shredded chicken. Taste and add more honey for sweeter, lime for more tang.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Slow Cooker Salsa Verde<\/strong> Honey Lime Chicken:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This chicken is delicious in tacos, and then I used the leftovers for taco salad the next day. Chicken would also work great for burritos. Recipe adapted from Carlsbad Cravings. Ingredients: 2\u00a0lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts 1\u00a0TBSP olive oil 1\u00a0c.\u00a0Herdez mild or medium salsa verde\u00a0 1\/3-1\/2\u00a0c.\u00a0honey 1\/2\u00a0c. lime juice 1 1\/2\u00a0tsp. chili powder 1 1\/2\u00a0tsp. salt 1\u00a0tsp. onion powder 1\u00a0tsp. garlic powder 1\/2\u00a0tsp. smoked paprika 1\/2\u00a0tsp. cumin 1\/4\u00a0tsp. pepper Directions: Rub chicken breasts with olive oil and place in the bottom of your slow cooker. Add all of the remaining ingredients . Cook on HIGH for 2-4 hours or on LOW for 6-7 hours or until chicken is tender enough to shred. Remove chicken to a cutting board, and let rest 5 minutes before shredding (there will be a lot of liquid remaining). Return shredded chicken and let cook on low for an additional 20-30 minutes to absorb some of the liquid\/juices. Drain excess liquid before serving or use tongs to remove shredded chicken. Taste and add more honey for sweeter, lime for more tang. Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Honey Lime Chicken:<\/p>\n[Read More...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,27,32,30,3,6,76],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2031,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026\/revisions\/2031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}